create_category
Create a category
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MUTATES KnowledgeOwl data: creates a new category (a node in the article tree). KnowledgeOwl API: POST /category.json (JSON). Required by the API: type, project_id, url_hash, name, visibility, status. Pass extra documented fields via fields. Returns the created category.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| project_id | string | yes | The knowledge base (project) id this category belongs to (required). |
| name | string | yes | The category name (required). |
| type | string | no | The category type (e.g. "blank", "topic", "custom-content"). |
| status | string | no | Publishing status, e.g. "active". |
| url_hash | string | no | The category URL slug. |
| visibility | string | no | Visibility, e.g. "public" or "private". |
| fields | object | no | Additional documented KnowledgeOwl fields to send in the JSON write body (e.g. current_version, body) — merged OVER the typed fields above. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"project_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The knowledge base (project) id this category belongs to (required)."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The category name (required)."
},
"type": {
"description": "The category type (e.g. \"blank\", \"topic\", \"custom-content\").",
"type": "string"
},
"status": {
"description": "Publishing status, e.g. \"active\".",
"type": "string"
},
"url_hash": {
"description": "The category URL slug.",
"type": "string"
},
"visibility": {
"description": "Visibility, e.g. \"public\" or \"private\".",
"type": "string"
},
"fields": {
"description": "Additional documented KnowledgeOwl fields to send in the JSON write body (e.g. current_version, body) — merged OVER the typed fields above.",
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {}
}
},
"required": [
"project_id",
"name"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}